Saturday, October 25, 2014

Reset! Reset! Reset!

Russian
President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of trying
to “reshape the whole world” for its benefit, in a fiery speech that was
one of the most anti-American of his 15 years as Russia’s paramount
leader.

....In
nationally broadcast remarks that lasted nearly three hours, Putin gave
no hint of concessions to Western consternation over Russia’s role in
Ukraine, where Putin first pressured former president Viktor Yanukovych
over his plans to sign a European-friendly trade deal, annexed the
Crimean Peninsula after pro-European protesters forced Yanukovych’s
ouster and then helped fuel a pro-Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine.

Russia “is not asking anyone for permission” in its conduct of world affairs, Putin said.

A top Israeli minister says there is a "crisis" in in the country's relations with the United States that must be fixed.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid's comments Saturday came a day after U.S.
officials said the Obama administration refused Israeli Defense Minister
Moshe Yaalon's requests to meet several top national security aides.